Process of cracking mineral crude oils



Patented June 12, 1 928.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRI BLUMENBERG, an, or MOAPA, NEVADA, nssrenon TO A. IBULEY, or LosANGELES, CALIFORNIA. i

PROCESS 0] CRAGKING' MINERAL CRUDE OILS.

Io Drawing.

My invention relates to a process of cracking mineral crude oils toproduce a lngh yield of motor fuel, using aluminum chloro sulphate(AlClSOQ as a catalyzingagent. a The aluminum chloro sulphate issuperior to aluminumchloride now largely used for this purpose for thereason that it is less expensive and but slightly hygroscopic whilealuminum chloride is intensely so.

My invention consists in the steps and process hereinafter described andclaimed.

I add from two (2) to. five (5) percent of aluminum chloro sulphate, byweight, to

the crude mineral oil to be cracked, the

Application filed May 18,

1927. Serial No. 192,494..

and fractionating of the same to produce motor fuel.

The yield of the motor fuel or gasoline obtained in my cracking processcompares favorably with those using aluminum chloride. I

Various changes may be made in the steps ofthe process Without departingfrom the splrit of my invention as claimed. I

I claim:

1. A process of cracking crude mineral oils comprising adding aluminum'chloro sulphate to crude mineral oil, heating the Oll to crackingtemperature, distilling the oil; and condensing the distillate.

2. A process of cracking crude mineral oils comprising adding aluminum.chloro sulphate from 2 to 5 percent by weighttc crude mineral oil,.heatingthe oil to crack ing temperature, distilling the oil, and condensing the distillate.

In testimony whereof I have signed name to this specification.

nanny BLUMENBERG, JR.

